Amazon News Updates

Amazon employee organizers in Garner, N.C., won the right to hold an election this week to determine whether workers at the facility will be represented by an upstart union.

Rivian said it will sell its electric delivery van designed for Amazon to other customers, a move to boost revenue from fleet operators as consumer demand for battery-powered cars slows.

Amazon on Feb. 6 reported better-than-expected revenue and profit for the holiday shopping period, but its share price dipped in after-hours trading due to disappointing guidance for Q1.

Chinese retailers that sell on Shein and Temu have been asked by logistics agents to start paying an additional 30% levy after President Donald Trump hiked tariffs on goods imported to the U.S. 

Amazon.com Inc.’s decision to close all seven of its warehouses in the Canadian province of Quebec and terminate more than 1,900 workers is prompting legal action from the affected union.

Buechel, a former management consultant, joined Whole Foods in 2013, and led efforts to unify the formerly decentralized chain’s technology and record-keeping systems.

Canada’s industry minister said Amazon’s decision to shut down all warehouses in Quebec and cut close to 2,000 jobs would prompt the government to examine its current deals with the company.

Amazon.com Inc. will shut down all warehouses and lay off employees in the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec.

Revenue came to $39 billion for the fiscal quarter ended in November, driven by higher prices for branded drugs and prescription volumes at the company’s U.S. retail pharmacy division.

Value was in vogue in 2024. Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were choosy about where and how to spend their money as they wrestled with high housing and food prices.